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US existing home sales jumped 5.1% in December to 4.35 million units, the largest monthly gain in nearly three years, as lower mortgage rates and easing price growth fueled a broad-based market recovery.
Auctioneers giving up NAR membership?
The announcement that starting January 1, 2026, NAR membership will no longer be required for MLS access arrived with loud fanfare, as if the industry had discovered fire. In reality, it feels more like a last minute attempt to slow the legal bleeding after already owing at least $418 million. Litigation squeezed hard, and suddenly leadership found courage that had been missing for several decades. For years, agents were trained to believe that NAR membership was the sacred key to the MLS, a […]https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/auctioneers-giving-up-nar-membership/